SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company has a centralized security account and wants to enable AWS Config in all accounts. They want to centrally manage Config rules and view compliance. What should they do?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to assume a single Config instance in a central account can monitor all other accounts via cross-account roles, but AWS Config is account-scoped and must be enabled in each account to record its own resources.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Enable AWS Config in each account and use an aggregator in the security account.
AWS Config must be enabled in each individual account to record resource configurations and evaluate rules. An aggregator in the security account can then collect compliance data from all accounts, enabling centralized viewing and management of Config rules without needing to log into each account separately.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Apply an SCP to enable AWS Config in all accounts.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs cannot enable services; they only control permissions.
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Use CloudFormation StackSets to deploy Config rules, then view in each account.
Why it's wrong here
No central view.
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Enable AWS Config in the security account only and use cross-account roles.
Why it's wrong here
Config must be enabled in each account to record resources.
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Enable AWS Config in each account and use an aggregator in the security account.
Why this is correct
Aggregator collects compliance data from multiple accounts.
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